ODU was picked to finish fourth by the C-USA coaches and senior forward Tim Hopkinson was selected to the pre-season All-C-USA team.

Georgetown is selected first in the BIG EAST preseason poll and will be led by senior Steve Neumann, the BIG EAST preseason Player of the Year and sophomore Brandon Allen, 2012 Soccer America Freshman of the Year.

Sunday’s match is the first of three exhibitions for ODU. The Monarchs will host Coastal Carolina,(preseason ranked 13th) on Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. then travel to Duke on Aug. 23. The Monarchs regular season opener is Aug. 30 in VCU’s Tournament against High Point. ODU’s regular season home opener is against William and Mary on Sept. 7.

ODU received honorable mention votes in the NSCAA coaches top 25 and will have six regular season opponents on its schedule in the preseason poll, including 2012 national semifinalists Creighton, and Maryland. ODU will play sixth ranked Creighton in the Stihl Soccer Classic on Sept. 13 and travel to second ranked Maryland on Sept. 24.

In C-USA battles, the Monarchs will also host 11th ranked New Mexico on Nov. 2 and travel to 14th ranked Tulsa on Sept. 28, 21st ranked Charlotte on Oct. 9 along with a non-conference match-up against 24th ranked VCU on Sept. 1.